GrantsScope is pioneering the intersection of data science and AI to empower donors in the web3 public goods funding (PGF).

Our mission? To revolutionize how donors identify and support grantees during PGF rounds.

QUICK LINKS

• View latest implementation of GrantsScope
• GrantsScope details on prior funding and impact on Karma GAP

The Challenge:

In large PGF rounds, where hundreds of grantees vie for attention, the brightest spotlight often falls on those with the strongest marketing. This imbalance creates a cycle where deserving projects may go unnoticed, leading to an uneven distribution of resources and opportunities.

Information silos create cultural silos

The Result:

This disparity not only places additional burdens on grantees to amplify their visibility but also diverts their focus from creating meaningful impact. As a result, the true potential of PGF is left untapped, and innovation in public goods is stifled.

Our Solution: GrantsScope

We believe in leveling the playing field. GrantsScope harnesses the power of data analytics, machine learning, and advanced Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance project visibility and democratize access to funding. Our experiments are designed to assist donors during quadratic funding rounds on Gitcoin Grants by

• Providing personalized recommendations, helping donors easily navigate the complexity of PGF rounds.
• Offering self-discovery tools that empower donors to explore and connect with projects that resonate with their values.
• Reducing information asymmetry, ensuring donors comprehensively understand the PGF landscape.

Our Impact:

Here are the list of apps deployed as part of the project implementation:

• August 2024: The GG21 version will combine previously experimented features using LLMs and clustering algorithms to offer one-click grantee recommendations to donors. Visit the app at https://grantsscope.streamlit.app/ on or after August 8th after donations begin to explore the functionality

• April 2024: Grantee discovery tool through conversational experience to explore 500+ grantees in GG20 participating in 4 OSS and 5 community rounds. See examples here, here, and here.

• April 2024: One-click personalized Personalized Grantee Recommendations for Citizens Round #3 to re-discover the grantees you’ve supported in the past, explore grantees backed by the community who also champion your favorite projects, and uncover similar but previously unknown grantees

• March 2024: From its inception as a Gitcoin Round in late 2021 to its evolution as Climate Coordination Network, over 400 grassroots climate projects have found the support they need to flourish in the climate round - a visual drill-down here.

• March 2024: Clustering-based Discovery tool for GreenPill Network x Octant Community Round to guide your exploration of projects by picking a project that sparks your curiosity, discovering similar and distinct projects.

• January 2024: PoCs for Grantee Recommendations Engine by tapping into historical donation data and for driving interactive visualization to discover similar projects based on clustering.

• December 2023: Code-created NFT art to illustrate power of PGF. The art uses a logarithmic scale for brightness to highlight even lesser-known projects, symbolizing their potential to become significant over time.

• December 2023: 2023 Wrapped with Personalized Grantee Recommendations for Gitcoin Donors. Read full description here.

• November 2023: Conversational App for 500+ projects in GG19 – Program Rounds and Climate Solutions Rounds. Examples here, here, and here!

• October 2023: Conversational App for Gitcoin Citizens Round #2, to explore queries such as who is working on innovative technical ideas or who is pushing the needle on governance or understand a particular project’s objective!

• August 2023: A ChatGPT-like experience (with conversational memory) to explore 80+ grantees in the Climate Round of GG18, with new feature for capturing user feedback. The app can be used to write a Twitter thread for your project, interact in language of your choice, seek clarification for a grantee’s work, and explore projects by topics of your interest.

• June 2023: Focused on the grantees in the inaugural Gitcoin Citizens Round, you can use the app to inquire about the round, a grantee’s impact, or search for projects on a topic you care about.

Visit https://grantsscope.xyz/ to access the complete list of apps, source code, and sample results.

Join a growing community of over 500 unique users, as verified by StreamLit analytics, in exploring innovative applications that leverage conversational experiences using LLMs (Large Language Models) and clustering techniques.

Examples

One-click personalized grantee recommendations based on donation history

Grantee discovery using clustering techniques

Rediscovering grantees supported in the past

LLM-assisted grantee discovery through conversational experience

What's next?

As the next milestone, GrantsScope will utilize existing onchain data and clustering techniques to offer personalized recommendations to donors in Octant Community Round 1. Visit the following link on or after 14 Sep for the latest data - https://grantsscope.streamlit.app/